Re: [PATCH v9 12/25] security: Introduce file_post_open hook

[Paul Moore]

On Jan 15, 2024 Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> In preparation to move IMA and EVM to the LSM infrastructure, introduce the
> file_post_open hook. Also, export security_file_post_open() for NFS.
> 
> Based on policy, IMA calculates the digest of the file content and
> extends the TPM with the digest, verifies the file's integrity based on
> the digest, and/or includes the file digest in the audit log.
> 
> LSMs could similarly take action depending on the file content and the
> access mask requested with open().
> 
> The new hook returns a value and can cause the open to be aborted.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/namei.c                    |  2 ++
>  fs/nfsd/vfs.c                 |  6 ++++++
>  include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h |  1 +
>  include/linux/security.h      |  6 ++++++
>  security/security.c           | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 32 insertions(+)

Acked-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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